FC Impact Report 22-23

THANK YOU

THANK YOU

We are so thankful for the generosity of our Flames Club members! Your gifts help provide the academic foundation, athletic training, and spiritual discipline for our student-athletes. Thank you for your investment in champions and championships as we continue Training Champions for Christ.

Jeff

Kelly Nangle Women’s Lacrosse

Carey

Lang Wedemeyer Women’s Soccer

Lance Bingham Track & Field and Cross Country

Jake

Dot Richardson Softball

Kelly Findley Men’s Soccer

Derek Schwandt Men’s Tennis Trevor Johnson Volleyball

Nicholas Thomason Cheerleading

Nikki Parsley-Blocker Field Hockey

Shellenberger Swimming & Diving

Maren Women’s Tennis

Jeffrey Thomas Men’s Golf

Jamey Chadwell Football

Scott Jackson Baseball

Green Women’s Basketball

Ritchie McKay Men’s Basketball

149 STUDENT-ATHLETES GRADUATED IN 2022-23

BASEBALL

Betts, Gray

Castillo, Victor

Edmands, Dylan

Germanowski, Tyler

Guy, Jaylen

Jenner, Andrew

Lazzaro, Jake

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Jackson, Jonathan

Robinson, Shiloh

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/ TRACK & FIELD

Backes, Beau

Hicks, John

McClinton, Donald

Modrzejewkski, Tyler

Mussmon, Jeremiah

Nedrick, Kevin

FOOTBALL

Alves, Aidan

Bennett, Johnathan

Butler, De'Andrae

Caper, Malik

Crawford, D'Wayne

Douglas, Demario

Hanshaw, Bentley

Hayes, TJ

Jackson, Jerome

Louis, Shedro

McCaw, Cooper

Megginson, Christopher

Ogle, Eddie

Osagiede, Dennis

Poole, Carl

Rahimi, Robert

Reddy, Cameron

Smith, Mike

Stricker, Jason

Weaver, Frederick

Whitehead, Rashad

Yarbrough, CJ

GOLF

Joy, Isaac

MEN’S SOCCER

Borutskie, Brayden

Burnett, Filip

Clark, Seth

Cordero' Quesada, Danny

Garnett, Kyle

Huss, Michael

Mitrevski, Marko

MEN’S TENNIS

Elkadi, Omar

Heaven, Zion

Wilson, Joshua Robert

Worst, Christiaan

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Berkman, Mya

Markova, Alise

Stallings, Nyah

Williams, Kennedi

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/ TRACK

&

FIELD

Arblaster, Emma

Brooks, Isis

Doan, Calli

Farrell, Catherine

Hemenway, Madison

Hopkins, Grace

Kiplagat, Priscillah J

Palmer, Noel

Scott, Myiah

FIELD HOCKEY

Conolly, Jodie

Demand, Maitland

Dykema, Bethany

Hamlett, Elizabeth

Hosler, Alexis

McLaughlin, Santia

Rhodes, Danni

Thompson, Mackinzie

WOMEN'S LACROSSE

Banks, Toria

Colavito, Andy

Davis, Hannah

Hess, Randi

Jones, Kylie

Shimek, Lucy

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Holland, Saydie

Spade, Grace

Spear, Favour

SOFTBALL

Howard, Devyn

SWIMMING & DIVING

Haines, Shelby

Huenefeld, Maggie

McMahon, Ella

Miller, Sophie

Schellenboom, Jessica

Strickland, Rachel

Suggs, Eva

VOLLEYBALL

Bacus, Kamryn

Burts, Lydia

Dilfer, Delaney

Fitzmaurice, Rajini

Johnson, Amelia

CHEERLEADING

Beasley, Jenna

Black, Grace

Bullis, Faith

Mirly, Micah

Valdez, Amanda

Nguyen, Tiffany

Ode

Mitre, Mica

Saraty, Eloise Isobel

WOMEN’S TENNIS MASCOT

Wardlaw, Jordin

Hines, Symphony

Janey, Seth

Pope, Joshua

Wyman, Garret

COMMUNITY COMMUNITYSERVICESERVICE

5,450 TRICK OR TREAT SO OTHERS CAN EAT

canned goods donated to families in need through partnerships with Parkview Mission, Daily Bread, and R.S. Payne Elementary School.

DDOLLAR D

MAKES A DIFFERENCE CAMPAIGN

HOP ON POP READING DAY

ALL 20 NCAA PROGRAMS AS WELL AS FLAMES CHEERLEADING HELPED DONATE BOOKS THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED BY THE YELLOW BRANCH

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. THE STUDENT-ATHLETES READ TO ALL 33 CLASSROOMS AND WERE JOINED BY SPECIAL GUESTS SPARKY AND CAT IN THE HAT (HEAD FOOTBALL COACH JAMEY CHADWELL).

LEARN LIKE

raised and donated

$8,732

EACH WEEK, 10-15 STUDENT-ATHLETES WENT TO A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO READ TO 2ND- AND 3RD-GRADE STUDENTS.

worth of school supplies to 8 local teachers.

CHAMPIONSHIPS

GROWTH CHART FLAMES CLUB

LEGACY GIVING LEGACY GIVING

2022 NAMED ATHLETICS GIFTS

ARCHWAYS

Billy & Jane Belcher

Rick & Deb Huff

Glenn & Kelly Inverso

Jon & Jennifer McClure

Together, Flames Club members raised over $3 million to support our student-athletes during the 2022-23 academic year.

Mark & Susan McClure

Carey & Melissa Wrenn

STUDENT GATE

Andy & Ivy Maddox

John & Annyce Maddox

LOCKERS

Field Hockey: Blaine Frizzell

Track & Field: Jessie Harrison

Kristen & Thomas Vaughan

Brett Honeycutt & Brent Squires, in honor of Coaches

Matthes & Tolsma.

CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022-23 FIRSTS 2022-23 FIRSTS

ATHLETICS SOFTBALL

• 1st time the Athletics Department has finished the year with a 3.28 cumulative GPA (the highest end-of-year GPA in school history)

MEN'S BASKETBALL

• 1st three-time ASUN Player of the Year in program history (Darius McGhee)

• 1st time competing in the NIT

• 1st victory in the NIT (beat Villanova, a 2022 Final Four team)

• Darius McGhee took over first place in program history and in ASUN history for career points (2,685 points)

• 1st player in program history to be named ASUN ScholarAthlete of the Year (Kyle Rode)

FOOTBALL

• 1st win over an SEC program (Arkansas)

• 1st time with 24,000+ fans at a Williams Stadium game (Liberty’s win over BYU)

MEN’S GOLF

• 1st time advancing to NCAA regionals for seven straight years

• 1st time finishing a season with a team scoring average below 284.0 (school record 283.74 scoring average during the 202223 season)

• 1st time a current student-athlete has qualified for a professional major championship (Isaac Simmons qualified for the U.S. Open)

MEN’S TENNIS

• 1st postseason tournament championship (inaugural NIT championship)

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

• 1st win over a Pac-12 opponent (defeated Washington on Dec. 18)

• 1st win over FGCU (Jan. 21)

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

• 1st ASUN Conference Female Student-Athlete of the Year in program history (Calli Doan)

• 1st qualifier to the NCAA Division Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the women’s steeplechase (Calli Doan)

FIELD HOCKEY

• 1st time winning BIG EAST title in back-to-back seasons (2021, 2022)

• 1st goalkeeper in program history to be named a two-time All-American while also being 1st player in school history to be named a two-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year (Azul Iritxity Irigoyen)

WOMEN'S LACROSSE

• 1st ASUN regular season championship

• 1st win over ranked team (12-10 win over No. 21 Jacksonville, April 1)

• 1st All-American honorable mention selection (Lizzy Ferguson named honorable by both the USA Lacrosse Magazine and ILWomen)

• 1st ASUN Defensive Player of the Year (Grace Loughery)

WOMEN’S SOCCER

• 1st undefeated ASUN season

• 1st at-large berth to NCAA Division I Softball Championship in program history

• 1st wins over Alabama, Clemson, and UCLA

• Win over No. 2 UCLA was the highest ranked team Liberty has beaten in softball and first win over a Pac-12 opponent

• 1st National Player of the Week honoree in program history (Caroline Hudson)

• 1st two-time conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year in program history (Karlie Keeney)

SWIMMING & DIVING

• 1st five-year streak of CCSA titles (ties FGCU for the most consecutive titles in conference history)

WOMEN’S TENNIS

• 1st win over a Big Ten program (4-2 over Michigan State on Feb. 3)

• 1st time being nationally ranked multiple times (three times) as a team during one season

VOLLEYBALL

• 1st ASUN regular season championship

• 1st ASUN Volleyball Coach of the Year (Trevor Johnson)

UNITED IN SUPPORT OF THE FLAMES

“Thank you for your faithful support of Liberty Athletics as our program soars to new heights. We are eager to join Conference USA, which will challenge us to further elevate our game as we compete on a larger stage. Your generosity enables us to serve our student-athletes’ aspirations athletically, academically, spiritually, and socially and further our mission of Training Champions for Christ.

Ian McCaw Director of Athletics

FACILITY UPDATES COST OF FUTURE FACILITY UPDATES

Field Hockey and LAX Remodels

Baseball Pitching Lab

Golf Additions

• Field hockey dugouts addition: a permanent brick structure on the west side of the field will house the visiting and home teams on game day, along with a game operations/camera booth above the dugouts. This project is expected to be completed by mid-August 2023.

• Campus East Fieldhouse addition: space is being added to serve as a team/entertainment room that will provide more opportunities for team meetings, game preparations, and more. This project is expected to be completed by the end of October 2023.

A new baseball pitching lab is in the design phase and will provide the latest technology to develop Liberty Flames pitchers.

The Liberty Golf Practice Facility is in the design phase. This elite course will include six greens (totaling over 6,500 square feet) and 9 fairways (totaling over 100 acres) and provide authentic "game-time" scenarios. With these improvements, Liberty Athletics will have one of the best on-campus golf practice facilities in the nation.

TOTAL: $54,629* PER ATHLETE

*Costs are for example only and vary greatly by athlete, degree, sport, and more.